Anyang is a prefecture-level city under the jurisdiction of Henan Province, which was called Yincheng and Yecheng in ancient times. It is located in the northernmost part of Henan Province, at the junction of Henan Province, Shanxi Province and Hebei Province. It is the junction of Henan Province, Shanxi Province and Hebei Province and a regional central city. It is a city in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development zone, with Puyang City in the east, Changzhi City in the west, Hebi City and Xinxiang City in the south and Handan City in the north, with a total area of 74 13 square meters. By May 2023, there are 4 municipal districts and 4 counties in the city, managing 1 county-level cities.
As the world cultural heritage site of Yin Ruins and the hometown of Oracle Bone Inscriptions, Anyang is known as the "capital of writing". Anyang is one of the centers of early civilization in China, a national historical and cultural city, the hometown of Oracle Bone Inscriptions and the birthplace of Zhouyi.
geographical environment
Anyang City is located in the northernmost part of Henan Province, and its geographical coordinates are 35 41'~ 36 21'north latitude and1/3 38' ~14 59' east longitude. It borders Puyang City in the east, Hebi City and Xinxiang City in the south, Changzhi City in Shanxi Province across Taihang Mountain in the west, and Handan City in Hebei Province in the north. Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway and National Highway 107 run through the north and south, and the south is 0/87 kilometers away from Zhengzhou, the provincial capital, with convenient transportation. It is called the hub of northern Henan and the thoroughfare of four provinces.
Anyang city is high in the west and low in the east, showing a ladder-like distribution. Taihang Mountain in the west; Central and eastern plains. The highest point is in Sifang, Linzhou City, with an altitude of1632m; The lowest point is in Neihuang County, only 50 meters above sea level.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Anyang City.